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Method

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. In a small bowl, mix the grated cheddar with the crème fraîche, then set aside. Grease and lightly flour a ceramic or metal pie dish, or shallow cake tin, about 23cm wide. Roll out two-thirds of the pastry on a lightly floured surface until large enough to line the tin with a little overhang.

Place a layer of potatoes over the tart and scatter over some of the sliced onions, spring onions and chunks of cheese. Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and paprika. Layer over more potatoes, scatter again with more onions and cheese, then splodge over half the crème fraîche mix. Repeat with 2 more layers (the potatoes will come up way above the pastry), pushing the filling down slightly, then finish with the remaining crème fraîche mix.

Roll the remaining pastry so it fits over the potatoes. Brush the sides with egg, then lay the pastry over the top. Squeeze the edges together and trim with a knife. Crimp the sides and brush the top all over with egg. Place the pie on a baking sheet, bake for 30 mins, reduce the temperature to 180C/ fan 160C/gas 4, then carry on baking for 1 hr until golden. Leave the pie to rest for 10 mins, then serve straight from the dish cut into slices, with a salad or baked beans on the side.

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Comments, questions and tips

This is often made on a sunday for tea after a roast at lunch with the intention of using leftovers for kids packed lunches. I also sometimes layer with cooked ham too. Great either way

maxbax

24th Oct, 2013

I have no idea why, but this recipe was a monumental flop for me, I followed the recipe to the letter but the potatoes were under cooked, I think the cheddar I used was probably too strong and it over powered the whole dish, a milder cheddar would have been better.

Vanessajay28

8th Jul, 2013

Made this for our tea this evening & followed the advice of previous posters to par boil the potatoes & soften the onions other than that I followed the recipe exact, was lovely & enjoyed by all.
There is half left over so I'm going to freeze it for another day.

crsm123

8th Mar, 2013

2.05

I found this a bit bland and dry. I pre-cooked the potatoes which was definitely needed. I won't be making this again....

sammys19

9th Nov, 2012

5.05

Made this tonight for supper, mixed in some Dijon mustard with the grated cheese and creme fraiche , never used nutmeg or paprika I used cayenne pepper instead for a little kick... I also par boiled the sliced potatoes for 5 minutes and drained well, the end result was absolutely FANTASTIC !!

lisalovesmanolo

27th Dec, 2011

4.05

I made this for Christmas day supper as an antidote to all that meat. I didn't have a pie dish so used a medium sized sponge tin which worked fine. I parboiled the potatoes for about 2mins and softened the onion too as per other readers comments and they were done perfectly. My only negative was that the creme fraiche was so thick with cheese it was difficult to spread - next time I would either use more cream or perhaps sandwich the cheese between two thinner layers of the cream. I'd also use much more seasoning and nutmeg when not sharing this with my 10 and 12 yea old nieces but as it was, it went down a storm with everyone.

sailorgirl700

2nd Dec, 2011

4.05

Made this yesterday. Using the ingredients above there was enough to make two 18 cm pies. Which is good because we had one for tea and I froze one for later. I did part boil the potatoes even though I cut them very thinly and I also softened the onions, therefore I knew that everything would be just right when it came to serving it. We all really enjoyed it, served with mushy peas in the style of pie and pea supper.

chefintraininglol

25th Nov, 2011

5.05

o forgot to rate it- 5 stars allt he way, with the help of the people who have provided details of the alterations to the recipe, the recipe has been shaped into one very delicious dish!

chefintraininglol

25th Nov, 2011

5.05

i cooked this for dinner today and cant believe how good it tasted- was seriously yummy and i will defo make again. i followed the advice of others and sweated the onions and par-boiled the potatoes first. I was scared to use the crme fraiche lol as i have never cooked with it before and was unsure of how it would taste so i only did one layer of the cremefraiche mix in the centre of the pie, however it did taste nice. I served this with beans and salad for me and 2 kids and there was still helf left over so thats lunch sorted tomorrow! loved it totally, brilliant recipe!

sandieb

21st Nov, 2011

5.05

Great pie...real comfort food.
I probably used a slightly smaller pie dish than was suggested, I didn't measure it, it was just a regular old pyrex pie plate. I just couldn't stuff all the ingredients into it, so had some potato and onion left over. But, hey ho, they were great fried for brunch next day with a couple of eggs!

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